The Stroller: 'Why not?'

Tuesday

Jan 22, 2013 at 7:17 AM

Joyce Fleck of Spartanburg is disappointed that the ice skating in Spartanburg has closed. “It's such a shame that it has closed just as winter is starting,” she grouses. “This definitely is wintertime, and the kids enjoyed it, and the adults really loved it. It might have been a trial run, and it was very successful.

By Lou Parrisstroller@shj.com

Joyce Fleck of Spartanburg is disappointed that the ice skating in Spartanburg has closed. “It's such a shame that it has closed just as winter is starting,” she grouses. “This definitely is wintertime, and the kids enjoyed it, and the adults really loved it. It might have been a trial run, and it was very successful. I was just hoping they would extend the time it was in Spartanburg. It gave the kids something to do to keep them out of trouble, and we certainly need that. And it gave pleasure to people in their 70s. Why not keep it around longer?”

‘START THE MOVEMENT': Farron Tucker of Chesnee is asking the gun-control folks to show they are sincere. “Sell your guns,” he says, “and use the money to buy a big sign that reads, ‘Gun-Free Home,' and put it up in your front yard. If you do not own a gun, even better. Be the first to announce it to the world. Start the movement! Then we can move to gun-free churches, businesses, restaurants, department stores, and the list will grow. Even put signs and stickers on your autos that you are gun free. Show us the way!”

‘THE BEST': Suzanne Goodwin of Boiling Springs says her New Year's gift to everyone is a recommendation to dine at Dudley's. “This small, quaint restaurant on Fernwood-Glendale Road is the best!” she declares. “Even on cool nights you can eat outside under heated lamps. Inside are dozens of flat-screen TVs for sports watching. The staff is great, and did I mention the food? It is absolutely the best I've ever eaten! Steak, crab legs, oysters, salmon — the best I've had! Do yourself a favor and try it. You will thank me. And you are welcome.”

‘WHO WAS THAT?': After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard the 4-year-old say with a trembling voice, “Who was that?”

ODDS AND ENDS: Spartanburg native and international jazz musician Daryle Ryce will join The Spartanburg Repertory Company on stage Jan. 26 for a 25th Anniversary Gala Event. Ms. Ryce attended Converse College, where she majored in violin performance, and then spent a year at Winthrop University studying jazz guitar. In 1974, she relocated to the Midwest, where she began a full-time performance career that has included appearances on NPR, the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, and national commercials for Kellogg's Rice Krispies, Campbell's Soup and Marie Callender. She has been featured in USA Today, Woman's World magazine and Radiance magazine, as well as opening concerts for James Taylor, Arlo Guthrie, John Lee Hooker and Chet Atkins, among others. Ms. Ryce will be joined onstage by international soprano Rebecca Turner, as well as a host of other past and present performers from the Repertory Company. The evening's festivities will include a musical concert, silent auction and wine and cheese reception. Tickets can be purchased by either calling the Chapman Cultural Center box office at 542-2787 or to chapmanculturalcenter.org. The price is $25 per person; $40 per couple.

Reach The Stroller at 562-7204 or stroller@shj.com.

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